The next morning, the area around the fountain in the college park was filled with people. mbers of the school’s small Martial Arts were all gathered here, waiting to watch the peak duel between Tang Ming and Dong Changxing.
Dong Changxing sat right in front of the fountain, ditating with his eyes closed like an old monk. Yang Jin and the other four, along with Han Shan, stood not far away.
"It’s almost eleven, why hasn’t Tang Ming arrived yet?"
Tie Longzhan tore at his clothes and grumbled discontentedly.
"Could it be that he’s not coming?"
Yang Chen frowned and glanced behind him, "Or did he see how many of us there are and decide to back out at the last minute?"
"With how we look right now, it doesn’t seem like a negotiation. It feels more like a setup for a fight. I guess Tang Ming got intimidated for real."
Yang Jin looked around at the small Martial Arts mbers, easily over a hundred people, entirely like they were ready for a gang fight.
"With Tang Ming’s personality, he’s not soone who avoids trouble. I guess sothing must have co up and delayed him."
The Dragon Lady frowned, guessing uncertainly.
"What do you think will happen if Tang Ming doesn’t co today?"
Han Shan asked the others worriedly.
"Then this grudge will be set in stone! The Alliance Hierarch invited him personally, and he agreed to co. If he bails now, where will that leave the hierarch’s face, and how can he explain it to the small Martial Arts?"
Tie Longzhan snorted with a weird expression.
"My god! That ancestor has stood up before. Is he really going to pull the sa trick again this ti?"
Han Shan gulped nervously.
"It’s almost noon, and Tang Ming still hasn’t shown up?"
After so ti, Dong Changxing opened his eyes and asked Han Shan and the others with a grim face.
"I’ll call him right now to ask what’s going on."
Han Shan forced a smile and quickly took out his phone to call Tang Ming.
The call connected, and Han Shan shouted anxiously, "Tang Ming, where the hell are you?"
"I’m dealing with sothing. What’s up?"
Tang Ming’s confused voice ca through.
"Hey man, didn’t we agree to et today? The whole small Martial Arts and our alliance hierarch are waiting for you at the college park."
Han Shan shouted, irritated.
"Damn it! I forgot all about it."
Tang Ming exclaid and quickly apologized, "Sorry, sorry, I’m caught up with sothing urgent right now, and I can’t make it."
"You..."
Hearing this, Han Shan almost choked, "You are really too much. Making all of us wait for you and then standing us up is so untrustworthy."
"I’m really sorry, I truly forgot about it, and I might not have ti the next few days. Can we reschedule?"
Tang Ming suggested helplessly.
"What are you so busy with? At least let have sothing to explain to the hierarch. If it’s not sothing special, then the enmity between us will only grow."
Han Shan rubbed his temples and asked, frustrated.
"I’m... I’m working on a task entrusted to by the Dark Group, tracing down that perverted serial killer recently appearing in Imperial City. This is about the stability and safety of the entire Imperial City, so I forgot about the duel."
Tang Ming thought for a mont and ca up with a very good reason.
"I see, then let explain it to the hierarch. You really are sothing..."
Han Shan sighed and then hung up the phone.
"What did he say?"
Dong Changxing walked up to Han Shan and coldly questioned.
"He said he accepted the Dark Group’s request to deal with that serial killer in Imperial City, so he couldn’t make it."
Han Shan explained as gently as possible.
"Damn it! What does he take for, what does he think of the small Martial Arts? How can he be so unreliable, standing up like this."
Dong Changxing cursed angrily, looking at the group of small Martial Arts mbers baking in the sun, his anger rising.
"Hierarch, although Tang Ming stood us up, he did it for an official request to handle the serial killer, so it’s sowhat understandable."
Yang Jin quickly tried to diate.
"Yes, yes, I heard that the killer has already murdered over a hundred people and the police can’t touch him. Only martial arts experts might be able to subdue him."
The Dragon Lady quickly chid in, "Tang Ming stepping up is also an act of justice, we should understand."
"Hmph, even if his reason is valid, making wait so long is still unforgivable."
Dong Changxing scowled, glancing around coldly, "Disperse, everyone disperse now."
The small Martial Arts mbers left the scene disappointed, having expected the hierarch to have a showdown with Tang Ming today and bring glory to the small Martial Arts, but the outco was unexpected.
"Han Shan, are you sure Tang Ming is assisting the authorities in capturing that serial killer?"
After the crowd dispersed, Dong Changxing asked Han Shan uncertainly.
"That’s what he said, it shouldn’t be wrong."
Han Shan nodded.
"Alright! I’ll contact the Ming Group now; we’re also joining the hunt for the killer."
Dong Changxing sneered coldly.
"Why is that?"
Han Shan and the others looked at Dong Changxing in confusion.
"Eliminating evil is everyone’s responsibility. I’ve wanted to tackle that killer before. After all, it’s sothing neither the police, the Ming Group, the Dark Group, nor Long Ya can handle. If we manage to capture him, it will not only bring glory to the small Martial Arts but also to us who are honing our skills in the city."
Dong Changxing squinted his eyes, gritting his teeth, "Most importantly, since Tang Ming is involved, if we catch the killer before him, it will be a real eye-opener."
"I see."
"Eliminating evil is the duty of all martial artists, we should all do our part."
"Right, even though the small Martial Arts is a student organization, we are martial arts experts. Helping the authorities handle such a difficult criminal is a credit-worthy act."
...
Han Shan and the others imdiately spoke up in agreent.
In a large SUV near the Fu Family Manor, Zhou Xiong, the head of the Dark Group, sat inside the vehicle, watching a mass of surveillance footage.
At this point, the Fu Family had gathered all its mbers in the manor, and mbers of the Ming Group and Long Ya who lacked combat abilities were also stationed there.
Zhou Xiong and the Dark Group mbers were monitoring and protecting the entire manor, while Tang Ming was also inside the vehicle.
"Xiao Tang, did sothing happen?"
Tang Ming had just hung up the phone when Zhou Xiong promptly asked concernedly.
"Nothing, just a classmate looking for ."
Tang Ming put away his phone, feeling a bit helpless, having completely forgotten about the talks with the small Martial Arts due to the Rui Li incident, which was quite awkward.
"You didn’t tell them to co over and help out?"
Zhou Xiong smiled strangely, puzzled at Tang Ming, "You didn’t use to be interested in these things; why the sudden interest in helping capture that killer this ti?"
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